When the new year began, Ito and I hit our stride by hitting the road. It had been quite a while since our last road trip and with all the fantastic new highways that recently opened up plus the temperature cooling down a bit (and gas/diesel prices going down!), we thought there wouldn’t be a better time to do a little exploring closer to home.

While we hope to discover more new towns and rediscover some old favorites this year, we started things off with a few short trips–first we headed North with a drive up to Baguio (after way more than a decade!), then we headed South with a first-ever drive down to Lumban, Laguna. Thankfully the weather right now is perfect, so I’m looking forward to letting Ito enjoy the drive while I sit in the passenger’s side and enjoy the view!

Sharing a few of my Instagram photos on the road…

IMG_20150104_112309Roadside fishponds and a view of the mountains
IMG_6454After over a decade–back to visit the City of Pines!

IMG_6463A visit to Baguio’s markets for some big, fresh strawberries

IMG_6491The all-important Good Shepherd staples

IMG_20150105_083753Enjoying the 11 degrees Celsius morning chill

IMG_6459Clear skies and a gorgeous sunset

IMG_20150116_115943Plants lining the roadside as we head South

IMG_20150116_120407A quick stop at a peaceful ‘palaisdaan’ for lunch

photo(1)Maria Makiling welcomes us with open arms

IMG_6513Visiting the town of Lumban, the embroidery capital of the Philippines

IMG_20150116_142805The stone church of San Sebastian, built in the 1600’s

IMG_20150116_144234The wide and beautiful Lumban River

IMG_20150116_160006Roadside guardian looking over us during our drive

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